Rise Pictures, Simonsays Team Up on Dark Supernatural Comedy Grim Inc. (EXCLUSIVE)
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Berlin-based Rise Pictures and Simonsays Pictures in Stuttgart are partnering on a new dark supernatural comedy series about a secretive, multinational corporation established by the Grim Reaper in an effort to more efficiently collect the souls of the dearly departed.
“Grim Inc.” revolves around the mysterious enterprise founded by Death some 70 years ago. At his limits following two world wars and facing the exponential population growth that reached unimaginable proportions in the 1950s, the industrious Grim Reaper decides to start the company and outsource his work.
The Berlinale announces the winners of the Generation and Shorts sections
04/03/2021 - BERLINALE 2021:
The Fam by Switzerland’s Fred Baillif has received the Generation 14Plus Grand Prix, while Olga Lucovnicova’s short
My Uncle Tudor won the Golden Bear
The Fam by Fred Baillif
The pandemic, express edition of the Berlinale has already started announcing its award winners. After having kicked off its industry and press event on Monday, it’s now turn for the juries of the Generation and Berlinale Shorts sections to announce their verdicts.
Weighing up a selection of a total of 15 feature films, and with one jury for both competitions, owing to the pandemic, the members of the International Jury for Generation – German actress
Emily Atef Readies Shoot of More Than Ever With Vicky Krieps, Gaspard Ulliel (EXCLUSIVE)
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Emily Atef, whose latest film “3 Days in Quiberon” competed at the Berlinale in 2018, is getting ready to shoot “More Than Ever,” a melodrama headlined by Vicky Krieps (“Phantom Thread”) and Gaspard Ulliel (“It’s Only the End of the World”). Jesper Christensen (“Before the Frost”) and Liv Ullmann will also star.
The Match Factory is representing the project in international markets.
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“More Than Ever” (formerly known as “Mister”) was penned by Atef and German scribe Lars Hubrich, whose screenwriting credits include Fatih Akin’s 2016 film “Goodbye Berlin.” The movie is produced by Xénia Maingot at Eaux Vives Productions, and co-produced by Nicole Gerhards at Niko Film, Jani Thiltges at Samsa Film and Maria Ekerhovd at Mer Film.
04/03/2021 - BERLINALE 2021 : La Mif, du Suisse Fred Baillif, remporte le Grand Prix Generation 14Plus ; My Uncle Tudor d'Olga Lucovnicova gagne l’Ours d’or du meilleur court-métrage
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